Lafarge Tarmac demolishes relationship with Microsoft, cements infrastructure partnership with Google for Work

Danny Palmer
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Deploying full Microsoft application set to everyone was 'like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, ‎director of IT Alisdair MacKenzie tells Computing

Lafarge Tarmac, one of the UK's leading construction groups, plans to replace the majority of its Microsoft systems with Google-based alternatives in an effort to boost innovation and cut costs. ...

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